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Arsenal and Sevilla pay tribute to Jose Antonio Reyes before and during their friendly at the Emirates three years on from his death... with the teams observing a minute's applause after he played for both clubs

Arsenal and Sevilla paid tribute to former winger Jose Antonio Reyes ahead of their Emirates Cup friendly on Saturday.

Reyes, who played for both clubs during a successful career that spanned over 20 years, died in a car accident in 2019 at the age of 35.

In what was the first meeting meeting between the sides since the incident, there was a minute's applause for Reyes just before kick-off, with a picture of him shown on the big screens.

Former Arsenal and Sevilla winger Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car accident in 2019

Former Arsenal and Sevilla winger Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car accident in 2019

A minutes's applause was observed before the game between Arsenal and Sevilla on Saturday

Another round of applause followed in the ninth minute, the number he wore when he played for Arsenal.